How much have you saved by buying an ereader? - Page 8

HarryT · 07-13-2012, 11:29 AM

How much have you spent on the coffee, as a matter of interest? (serious question!)

WillysJeepMan · 07-13-2012, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by fbrII

Well, I have read 38 books cover to cover so far at Barnes & Noble for free, and my wife probably has read another 20 or more.

One of the features of buying a Nook is the ability to read free at any Barnes and Noble store for an hour. I live about a mile or so from a B&N store. I enjoy walking, I enjoy coffee in the morning, I love reading and having recently retired, so I can now combine all of these interests into a morning walk to B&N, a cup of coffee and a good read. A nice feature is whatever book you are reading will open to the correct page each subsequent vist.

So, between my wife and I, we have fully recovered our initial Nook Color investment and then some. And I now get to read all those books I have an interest in but was formerly not willing to pay the full price due to the back-log of unread books at home.

Did I mention, I like the coffee?

Now THAT is working the system!

danskmacabre · 07-13-2012, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

How much have you spent on the coffee, as a matter of interest? (serious question!)

Heh good point, although he might have gone to the cafe on his morning walk anyway and the free reading is just a bonus.

Barty · 07-13-2012, 03:21 PM

I think my ereader has cost me a lot.

I read more. More eye problems. Back problems. Neck problems.

Walk less to the library, book store.

My kindle and ipad have probably sucked 10years out of my life.

Oh well, I wasn't doing very much with it anyway.

fbrII · 07-14-2012, 12:30 PM

Price for a cup of coffee?

One cup of coffee = one dollar sixty cents same as the local Starbucks I used to frequent on my way to the golf course in the mornings. Typical week five or six trips but always just one cup.

Also, I'm glad you didn't mention scones.

Namekuseijin · 09-04-2012, 01:53 PM

I've saved both lots of money and home space by e-reading. Think of all those huge tomes of classical novels and short story collections that are in my device.

Even buying ebooks from Amazon is cheaper than pbooks, aside from greasy used ones.

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07-13-2012, 11:29 AM	#106
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	How much have you spent on the coffee, as a matter of interest? (serious question!)

07-13-2012, 03:21 PM	#109
Barty doofus Posts: 2,520 Karma: 13036221 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	I think my ereader has cost me a lot. I read more. More eye problems. Back problems. Neck problems. Walk less to the library, book store. My kindle and ipad have probably sucked 10years out of my life. Oh well, I wasn't doing very much with it anyway.

07-14-2012, 12:30 PM	#110
fbrII F. BluDevil Posts: 428 Karma: 1152548 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: St. Louis Missouri Device: Pocketbook Inkpad3 pro, Kobo Libra, Kindle Paperwhite	Price for a cup of coffee? One cup of coffee = one dollar sixty cents same as the local Starbucks I used to frequent on my way to the golf course in the mornings. Typical week five or six trips but always just one cup. Also, I'm glad you didn't mention scones.

09-04-2012, 01:53 PM	#111
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	I've saved both lots of money and home space by e-reading. Think of all those huge tomes of classical novels and short story collections that are in my device. Even buying ebooks from Amazon is cheaper than pbooks, aside from greasy used ones.